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So, I had some repairs done on my car recently. I had rear-ended a delivery truck, and needed a new bumper. (In my defense the other driver was driving like a goddamned little girl, and deserved it.) The repair shop had my car for almost a month to do what the insurance company estimated was 2 days of work. I was pissed. I pick up my car, and they forgot to charge me for the deductible -- $500. I don't say a word, naturally. They figure it out about a week later, and leave me a voicemail. I never called back. What is their recourse? Should I just pay it? I'd like to wait for a written invoice, honestly, or at least let them stew for a month or so (payback, literally, is a bitch).

Opinions from the gallery? Am I testing fate? Or can they "suck it," as SNL Bill Clinton would say?